Previous studies have already suggested the idea that people who eat a lot of fiber have a lower risk of heart disease. Now, new research finds that increasing your dietary fiber intake after a heart attack can prolong your survival .
The study, developed by a team of researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (USA), analyzed data from 2,258 women and 1,840 men who survived a first myocardial infarction , whose follow-up was carried out for almost 9 years after this episode. During the experiment, 682 women and 451 men died.
The participants were divided into five groups based on the amount of fiber they used to eat after their heart attack . The first group, the one that consumed the most fiber, had a 25% lower probability of dying from any cause in the 9 years of follow-up than those in the group that took the least amount of fiber. In addition, among all the existing types of fibers, the fiber contained in cereals was associated with a greater probability of long-term survival after a heart attack.
The study, which has been published in The British Medical Journal , explains that there are more and more people who survive heart attacks, so the lifestyle to adopt after this episode (such as increasing fiber consumption) will be crucial to improve your quality of life in the long term and, of course, that it also lasts longer.
